| Kristine
M. Krause, P.E., Class of '76
Kristine M. Krause, Vice President of the Fossil Operations
Business Unit of Wisconsin Electric, received a baccalaureate
degree in civil engineering from Michigan Tech in 1976. She
went on to earn a master's of civil engineering from Marquette
University, and a master's of business administration from
the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee. During her years at
Michigan Tech she was active in the ASCE student chapter,
the Keweenaw Symphony Orchestra, the Michigan Tech Jazz Band
and Pep Band, and was a member of the sailing club.
Upon
receiving her baccalaureate degree, she was a design engineer
in the transmission group of Allegheny Power Service Corporation
in Greensboro, Pennsylvania. She then joined Wisconsin Electric
Power Company as a design engineer in Power Plant Betterment
in 1978. Ms. Krause held various positions in power plant
engineering, construction, maintenance and operations until
1992, when she was named Manager of the Valley Power Plant
and Steam Services. She was named Vice President of Fossil
Operations in 1994.
Ms.
Krause serves on the Industrial Advisory Board of the School
of Civil and Environmental Engineering at Marquette University,
the Next Generation Committee of St. Catherine's Residence
for Women, and a member of the board of directors of Riveredge
Nature Center. She is also a member of the American Society
of Civil Engineers.
Kris
has been an active Michigan Tech alumni, frequently participating
in the Women and Minorities in Engineering programs, as a
member of the Mining Industrial Advisory Board, a member of
the President's Club, and has served as a guest speaker for
the Ethics in Engineering lecture. Kris and her husband, Scott
Patulski, reside in Fox Point, Wisconsin. |
